Richard Orlowski

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Richard Orlowski
Personal information
Full name Richard Patrick Orlowski
Birth name Ryszard Orłowski
Date of birth (1957-03-25) 25 March 1957 (age 64)[1]
Place of birth Lodz,[1] Poland
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Gofabet
– ZKS Piotrcovia-Piotrkow Tryb
Teams managed
2013 Nepal (assistant)
2015 Anguilla
2016–2018 Belize
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Richard Orlowski is a Polish-American soccer coach.

Career[]

Playing[]

In his native Poland, Orlowski played as a forward[2] for clubs such as Gofabet Gorzkowice, Piotrcovia Piotrków Trybunalski and WKS Grunwald Poznań.[3] Later, in 1984, he fled to Austria to escape from the political regression and the Soviet subjugation of his home country.[2][3] He was then granted refugee status in New York, anglicized his name from Ryszard Orłowski to Richard, and settled in Pennsylvania.[2][3] While living in the United States, he played for a succession of Polish-American teams and even had a stint in the Cayman Islands.[3]

Nepal[]

Orlowski was selected as Nepal national football team assistant coach along with Polish-American Jack Stefanowski- who was head coach.[4] Their best result was a 2-1 victory over India in the 2013 SAFF Championship, before getting knocked out by Afghanistan en route to the final.[3]

Anguilla[]

Orlowski was assigned the Anguilla head coach role in 2015,[5] taking ownership of a team composed of construction workers, bankers, teachers, and boat builders.[2] During his time there, he brought increased professionalism and tactical intuition to the country.[2] Also, he recorded three friendly wins- two against the British Virgin Islands and one versus a non-FIFA nation, Saint Martin by galvanizing the players with the possibility of moving up the World Rankings into performing well.[2] Those three triumphs were Anguilla's first wins in the space of fourteen years.[2]

But when the FIFA World Rankings were updated, Anguilla had not received any points even though the British Virgin Islands were a FIFA nation. FIFA never rectified the error and, when Anguilla had to play Nicaragua for a 2018 World Cup qualifier, they lost twice on a combined score of 8-0;[3] Orlowski resigned after eight months in charge.[3]

Belize[]

Assigned Belize manager ahead of the 2017 Copa Centroamericana, he led the Jaguars to a 0-0 draw with Panama in their opening fixture.[3][6] However, his team lost all their remaining group stage matches after that.[3] His main ambition for the national team is to get youth involved in soccer at a much younger age and also wants more friendlies against better opposition as it would be beneficial to the teams chemistry and quality of play.[3]

He is also involved with the youth sides of the Belize national team from the under-15 level.[3] On account of this, he has drafted some younger players into the senior squad.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Maciej Kusina. "Ryszard Orlowski trenerem reprezentacji Belize". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Anguilla, out on the edge". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Belize's American manager: Richard Orlowski's long road to Central America". theguardian.com. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Jack Stefanowski and Richard Orlowski appointed as Nepal football head coach and assistant coach". nepalifootball.com. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  5. ^ "GoalNepal.com -Former Nepal Assistant Coach Richard Orlowski Appointed The Head Coach Of Anguilla Football Team; Wishes Good Luck To Gorkhalis For India Clash". goalnepal.com. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Orlowski, Belize target another Copa surprise". concacaf.com. Retrieved 15 August 2017.

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